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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1927.

:

Governor At Queen's

. College.

"REFRAIN FROM POLITICS."

THE CHINA MAIL.

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scholar

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ADVICE TO STUDENTS. services as valuable to the cause that these competitions can be local out of a total of 28 who sat. THE PRIZE LIST.

(of aducation in the Far East. It more enthusiastically engaged in. || Four of these were put in the breaks down selfishnese" and it Personally I much prefer the in-honours list with a total of four- The list of prizes was brings home to every school boyiter class system to any inter-teen distinctions,

Scholarships;) fat ap' early age the fact that he school or outside competitions. Record for the School,

Senior Morrison is part of an organised society On this system more than half,|| The King Edward Scholarship, Mak Kai-hung, Mak Kai-cham and that his aim must always be and perhaps the whole, of every a much coveted distinction has Blake scholar-Hu Pak-m the welfare of the whole society class gets certain exercise, and again come to this College for Senior Bellios scholar:-Omar in which he lives rather than his practically none of the evils re-the third time in its history. But Haasan. Referrence to "the ridiculous own individual proft. To the sulting from the inter-school sys-this year we have been twice) Wright scholar:-Mak Pak-kin. and disgraceful episode of the school boy the honour of his tem arise. When there are inter-blest, receiving both King Edward Ho Tung scholar:-Pau Koon- 1925 schoolboys' strike was made school should be an inspiration; school contests a few boys get Scholarships a unique record as tat at Queen's College speech day and and then in later life he will find far too much training and exer-far as this college is concerned. Ho Kom-tong scholar-Tao prize distribution this morning it less difficult to understand that cise while the rest get practically The lacky recipients are Mak Ka Poshe. by H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil From the centre of home and none.

hung and Mak Kai-cham. Two Lee Hy-san scholar--Wei Hea. hoarth Clementi, who appealed to

Chinese and Cricket. of the honoursmen Mak Kai-hung Ho Fook scholar:-Fung Tin- boys to abstain always from any

Our love must widen to clasp.

During the summer months we and Omar Hassan have also quaryau, the earth, participation in political demon-

had our launch pienies for bath-fied for the valuable studentships- Junior Bellios scholar:-Woo strations.

ing Some of these were whole in training Scholarships under Yuk-fan.

the

Supporting His Excellency on Mr. A, H. the platform were: Crook (Headmaster), Mix W. W. Hornel C.1.E. (Vice Chancellor

of the Hong Kong University), Mr. A. E. Wood (Director of

In self-surrender self-realised,

in mortal passion immortal

ised.

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ANNUAL REPORT,

Education), Sir Shou-son Chow. Mr. A. H. Crook, M.A., F.R.G.S., Sir Robert Ho Tung. Mr. Ho (headmaster) said:

Kwong, Mr. E. Ralphs (Inspector Your Excellency, Mr. Wood, of English Schools) and Capt. (Ladies and Gentlemen, :. Steele M.C. (A.D.C.).

Governor's Speech.

stacles. In the case of Queen's College there are also difficulties

matters most. I

Class 3.

from Home Teave.

bad.

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day excursions, some for the the Education Department. In- Lugard scholar :—Chau” Kwok- afternoon only.

deed Mak Kai-hung comes very sik.

"In these outinga practically the nearly within the radius of that Junior Morrison scholar whole school took part indulging terrible anathema "Woe unto you Sung Fook-tin.

in that most enjoyable and natur when alt men shall speak well of Full Government scholars:-

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Ho Wing scholar: Leung Kwong-taoi.

Ho. Iu scholar:-Fung Kam-ho, Ho Kwong scholar:- Tam Chur-lam.

T. K. Dealy scholar: Chan Hing-woo.

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History prizes:-(F. 34) Har bane Singh; (F. 3B) Chan Po- ying; (C. 34) Pang Yin-chan; (C.) 3B) Mak Shiu-un..

Ho Hung-chin; (C. 3A) Ho Hung- Composition Prizes:-(F. 3B) yan.

In presenting his annual reportal of pastimes. Unfortunately, you"--but I should think he glad Wong Wing-ain, Taui Hin-wa,

owing to the fact that the V.R.C.ly takes the risk..

Tang Pak-lau. Yeung. Wai-wa, could not lend us the swimming In view of the brilliant results Tong Shiu-cheuk. baths we were unable to have our of the two brothers Mak Kai- Half Government scholars:- annual aquatic sports.

hung and Mak Kai-cham and their Au Wai-ming, Li Hau-mo. The total number in attendance We had our annual tennis closeness of marks on the total Alfred J. May scholar:-Leung during the year was 597 as match between the staff and boys result, the trustees of the Morri-Kit-tong. His Excellency the Governor's against 789 in 1925. Except and also a ping pong match. In son Trust Fund have kindly A. W. Grant scholar:--Lo Chi- speech was as follows:

those admitted to Class 8 practic the tennis the staff wen but this awarded two Senior Morrison kat Many years ago the Hong Kong ally all the new boys admitted decision was well reversed in the Scholarships instead of one. ! Tribute to the Staff. Government appointed me to be were from the Government Dis. ping-pong

to divisions of Cricket was encouraged and; In the Junior we obtained 22 one of the examiners of Queen'strict Schools

matches were arranged with out-passes with eight distinctions out College and from the experience so gained - 1 curried away, twoj Of the remainder, 31 were re-side teams, but I regret to say of a total of 51 who sat for the vivid impressions which still re-

mission accepted about 90, 60 that cricket like tennis is confined examination.

Before leaving the question of main with me, namely, first that being to divisions of Class 8: the almost exclusively to the non- the Chinese language is a very

others to different classes that Chinese boys in the school-the the work of the year I should like

Ng In geholar-Lai Li-ying. refractory

Chinese only taking a very half to thank the staff to whose con- medium through were not already full,

E. Ralphs scholar: Kwok Of the remainder 31 were rehearted interest in these games. stant work and painstaking Kam-Jun. which to give instruction inf

jerted as unsuitable in their Thanks to Old Boys. efforts these results are due. Any- western knowledge, and secondly

We had our Annual school body closely acquainted with Kam-tong.

Tsang Chung scholar: Lai that the Chinese school boy is knowledge in Chinese and about severely handicapped by having

10 others rejected for their lack sports in March. Thanks to the teaching knows, that good satis-

Kong Ki-fai scholar!

Char to acquire western knowledge in English and Mathematics.co-operation of the Old Boys' As- factory results are not the work Shiu-san.

We received two additions to Bociation the gathering was even of chance merely, but mean for through the medium of a foreign the Anglo-Chinese staff, grada core successful than formerly, the teacher unremitting work and

Special Prizes. language. Fortunately the Chiu-

E. Ralphs. Head Prefect medał: ese learn English ruch more ates from the Hong Kong Univer. In previous years the Old Boys' often drudgery, 1 may mention-Hu Pak-mi. readily and much better than the sity. Mr. Cheong Wai-fung, B.A. Association had an annual cricket that the two best pupils. Mak Kai

. Machell Memorial prize:-) English learn Chinese. If this and Mr. Chun Cheuk-wa. B.A match or football match with the hung and Mak Kai-cham have Omar Hassan. were not the case, our difficulties and at the beginning of March present boys, but this year they come up right through the Col

Ellis Bros. prizes for Mathe would be almost insuperable.

Mr. O Yau-sheung. In June we decided to attend, and take part lege from the very lowest class. As

matics:-(Class 1) Mak Kai- in, the school" sporta. Not only its. cannot but admire the

Beceived Mr. Wong Nim-cho.

I should like here to urge again hung; (Class 2) Tao Po-ehe. results which the Hong Kong

Towards the end of the year we did they attend in large numbers what I proposed on a different

Henry G. Leong prizes for Com- schools, and particularly Queen's received Mr. L. G. Morgan, B.Sc., but they very generously provid- occasion not ong ago--I mean the position:-(Class 1) Mak Kai College, still the premier school of fresh arrival from Englanded tea and cakes for the whole enforced provision of two years hung: (Class 2) Wei Hee; (Class the Colony, mange to achieve in

and Mr. D. M. Richards, B.A.. school.

between Junior and Matriculation 3) Fung Tin-yau.. face of most discouraging ob. and Mrs. G. Stubbings returning As only a short time previously examinations. When a boy has

U. Rumjahn prize for Litera- the Old Boys' Association had passed his Junior Local examina- ture:-Mak Kal-charn. The Year in Brief.

given two new annual scholar, tion he is not fit or mature due to its unsatisfactory situa-) These came so Jate in the year ships, I should like on behalf of enough to take his Matriculation sion hemmed in on all sides by the class organisation for them President and Committee of the

as to make it inadvisable to alter the staff and boys to thank the the next year. houses and without an adequate before the New Year.

'Varsity Exam. Scheme, Association for their constant! The Vice-Chancellor of the playground. Happily this de- fect can be overcome and. of school days was

Attendance: The total number support and perennial interest in University has complained that soon as funds are available, it

226-just the welfare of this College in all some of the students who have will be possible to house Queen's about the average of former its activities.

passed the Matriculation were not

Special Translation Prizesi College more worthily and in bet. years. The average daily atten-

sufficiently well-grounded to pro-

Grade 1 (Classes 1 and 2):- ter surroundings.

dance was 452 or about 84 per I may say, too that practically fit to the full by the lectures (E. to C.) Li Kai-yeung (F, 2); cent. This was better than the all the money for these valuable which they had to attend. Need For Discipline.

(C. to E.) Mak Kat-hung (P. 1).] But in education, however-im-

previous year.

prizes to be presented to-day If we try to stop a boy from

Grade 2 (Class 3)(E. to C) portant the housing question may

Health The increase in the comes from the generosity of Old taking the Matriculation examin Wong Wing-hang (C. 3A); (C. to be, it is the "house not made with percentage of attendance is on the Boys most of whom are enthusias ation immediately after Junior E.) So Kal-gang (F. 8A). hands that

whole a very good sign. It is one tic supporters of the Old Boys"Local he simply goes to another

Grade 3 (Classes 4 and 5) school and takes the examination (E. to C.). Wong Hung-wa (5B); mean by that discipline and for- of the best tests of the health of Association.

the school.. For, although some of Studies, and Examinations: We from there. If the University in (C. to E.) Taul Hin-wa (48). mation of character, In this the absences are not due to ill have not given up examinations.sisted that unless the student pre- respect the record of Queen's health a good average attendance Much, of course can be said senting himself for Matriculation

• Special Chinese Prizes. College in 1925 left much to be implies that the health is not against them. I remember when could produce a Junior and Senior 2nd-Tam Kam-shau (F. 1); Ist: Pun Kam-man (43); desired. I cannot but recall with indignation that

in my college days. I sometimes certificate he would have to pay 3rd: So Kai-sang (F. SA); 4th: the general· We had no epidemies of any complained to my tutor of all the $100 entrance fee, all difficulties Wong Kung-fut (C. 1) and Tam strike of that year began, with a kind during the year; most of the wretched examinations. With would be obviated. For all those Yuk-taun (F. 8A). strike of schoolboys and that boys sickness being transient ailmente a twinkle in his eye he used to who had passed the Junior and of this College participated in such as colda or fever which are say "Ho gar anexetastes bios ou Senior Local examination the

English Prizes. that ridiculous and disgraceful so catching at the changes of the biotos anthropo," translating it. Matriculation fee would remain A. S. Suffind

F. 1-1st, Tam Kam-shau; 2nd episode. How the parents alloy- ed.it, I cannot conceive,, The

A life without examinations is as at present. This would involve Three Character Classic says, most frequent complaints of the

Defective eyesight is one of the not worth living."

a little organisation in the schools. you know, that education without!

In a large college like this no in provision of staff for an extra discipline shows parental error;

Chinese. As compared with other system is so uniformly fair class near the top of the school; and, as I am now addressing both European children the short- and free from abuse as a well but in my opinion the foundations parents and boys, I wish to say use children is quite noticeable.

sightedness (myopia) of the Chin-conducted examination. « very emphatically that boyhood why Chinese Have Short-Sight.

Value of a European. is the time for learning not for

At the half-yearly examination political agitation. „

The Chinese written script and in the lower school we examined

The Twofold Aim I expert the boys of this school blared for this. Short-sighted-ed. In the upper school we exam- alterations in the curriculum of poorly printed text books are 269 boys; out of these 258 pass- We have made very few large and of all the schools in the ess, I am told, is made, not born. ined 194, of whom 120 passed Colony to abstain always from I do not believe this: When the In the annual examination at Our aim is twofold. We must

the college or in our ideals. any participation. whatsoever in political demonstrations and to

buys come to us. (about 10 or 12 the close of the year in the lower teach those elements of language contine themselves to their duties years of age) they have done no school we examined 275 boys of and its structure and of numberThe Sainted Dovil at school and within their homes, English. The Chinese text books whom 236 passed; in the upper and calculation on which social January 28- World It is only by self-discipline while have big well printed characters. school 113, of whom 65 passed. communications are based and so-"Lost and Found." at school that any boy can hope complained of are the commencentage of passes especially in

The only text books that could be This is a somewhat smaller per-cial intercourse made possible. January 28 Star. Theatre; "The when he is come to years of dis-taries on some of the classics used the lower school than in former virtues must be taught. Ordin-

Through these the elementary Donia). cretion, to become a useful citizen in the Matriculation class; but I annual examinations.

January 29-Theatre Royal; ""Red and promote the welfare of those an assure my hearers that no the examinations were

Perhaps ary honesty and the propriety of Riding Hood," 9.15 p.m.. who surround him.

February Fancy dress ball; in Moreover

a little honourable action and truthful- law and order

boy pours over these commen-more searching. Perhaps also it ress are often better taught from Roof Garten of Hong Kong Hotel. essential

Sports. throughout life, at school no less taries to such an extent as to in-is partially due to the fact that a lesson in Arithmetic or Algebra

January 29 Entries for the than in the world of men outside. deeper. My own belief is that the cher in the whole lower school.

jure his eyesight. The cause is there was only one European tea-than from a direct disquisition on

Hong Kong Cricket Club tennis At school you must learn to high aygomatic arch of the Chin-

the subject:

tournament close..on this date. obey; and only if you learn to

In former years, there were not The sermonic method is notori-

February 2--Interport game, obey, will you ever be at to com-for the almond-shaped appearance four. The absence of a European

en which is partially responsible less than three and sometimes ously a failure.

Hong Kong v. Shanghai, H.K.F.C. The second part can only be ground, 3.30 p.m. of the eye in some cases presses voice. though not noticeable pers begun with us It extends February 6-Next tournament of on the cyc so as to impair vision. haps in the immediate results through life Boys leave us be the Hong Kong Boxing. Assen, I am glad to learn fum. There is only one consolation in eventually affecta considerably fore they enter into the full ap February 6-6-Inaugural meet. Headmaster's speech that Queen this. Defective vision some-the quality of the student. College is now getting back to times goes with brains above the

preciation of any Literature-ing of the International Race and Lessons By Gramophone.

Recreation: Club of Macao, their own or a foreign one." normal conditions and 1 con average. Three of the cleverest: In order to try in soms mea. But we always endeavour that February 12-Steeplechase Meet- gratulate both masters and boys students we have had in this Col-sure to rectify this I introduced so far as they broach it they willing of Fanling Hunt. Kwanti. Race on the work done

nere in the last twenty years throughout the lower school the get imbued with those. Influences 1926, especially" on the ex-have had very defective eyesight. gramophone lessons in colloquial from their own and our literature January 29-At Pedder Bldg., 2nd

Auctions. N cellent matriculation and The Inter-Class System.. English designed by the Lingua which mellow and mould, and floor, Room No. 8 a quantity of senior local results, which! The Government at great ex phone Institute, These were a which inspire those ideals with Ladies Dress Wear and Sundries surpass all previous records. pense and trouble has the vision great help. They are not, of out which life becomes drab and will be sold by Lammert Bros, 10.80 Mak Kai-hung and Mak Kal- of all boys carefully examined and course, equivalent to a human poor; but guided by which we n.m. cham obtained very high marks glasses provided for defectives. and I'congratulate them warmly

voice but in staying power and gain the rapture of the for- and repetition they win. I can ward view

and look forward to

January 31-Annual meeting of on winning, each of them, a King morals generally, closely bound thoroughly recommend them to that era

seat-holdera: and subscribers, at St. Edward VII Scholarship at the up as they are with health and so- any Chinese who wish to make

When wise from all the foolish Past, John's Cathedral Hall, 8.15 pm. Hong Kong University. I wish cial welfare, continue to be good. themselves proficient in English We peradventure hail at last

January 31-Twenty-second meet- also to thank Mrs. Minett, the The ordinary activities of the Col- and who have not the opportunity The advent of that morn divineing of Union Waterboat Co., Ltd. Medical Officer of Schools, for the lege were carried on throughout of constant daily intercourse with

Mesars. Dodwell de Co's offices, 11 excellent work which she has the year without the need for re-a European teacher..

a.m.CA done in this school and in other sort to any severe disciplinary Classes one and two do not take!

February 8 Annual meeting of Annan schools of the Colony.

In connection with any annual "examination in this]

Hong Kong Horticultural Society. An admirable and very pleas this good order I wish to thank College but sit instead for the

Messrs Jardine Matheson's 6.15 ing feature in connection with the prefects who performed their Matriculation, Senior Local, and Queen's College is the loyalty and duties faithfully and well: Junior Local examinations, and I devotion to the school shown by Sports: The interest in the am pleased to be able to say that its former pupils through the sports of the College was keen, at the Matriculation and Benior Old Boys' Association. This The inter-class football and Local Examinations we have come esprit de corps in school life volley-ball competitions were en- up to, and in many respects sur most important. It has helped to tered into by all the classes. One passed, all our previous records, build up the fame of the British of the great advantages of hay We obtained 18 passed in the public schools and it can rendering a large number of classes is Matriculation and 4 in the enfor

mand.

are

Excellent Year's Work...

seasons.

Behaviour: Discipline

measures.

of University education in the Colony would be immensely bene-) fited thereby

When nations may as. forests grow Wherein the oak hates not the pins. Nor beeches with the codacs" wob, But all in their unlikanens, blend Confederate to one golden endine Beauty; the vision whereunto,

"In joy, with pantings from; afar}".

Through sound and odour, forni azid

And mind and clay and worm, and

Now touching, gosh, now, backware

Bhatindomitable wor

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